Trivia

[catch54]

Can you name three rock songs that reference Nebraska?

 

[Redscarlet]

Can we use KISS songs?
RollingLaugh

 

[Charlie Marlow_rivals363743]

Bob Seger
Grand Funk
Stan Freberg

 

[rrthusker]

We’re An American Band By Grand Funk

Nebraska by the Boss

 

[catch54]

We’re An American Band By Grand Funk

Nebraska by the Bossn

'We're an American Band' was one of the one's I was thinking of.

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

Lady Gaga had one
Zack Brown Band mentions Lincoln
Counting Crowes had a song named Omaha

 

[cubsker_rivals142943]

Richard Marx had Hazard.

 

[cubsker_rivals142943]

311 had Omaha Stylee.

 

[cubsker_rivals142943]

For number 3, I'll go with I've Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash. Kind of cheating.

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

Metallica had one that mentioned Omaha or something didn't they?

 

[catch54]

311 had Omaha Stylee.

Wow. I did not know about all of these except Springsteen.

The song that made me think of this question has to be one of the greatest ballads ever written and performed.

Released in 1975. ??

 

[catch54]

Can we use KISS songs?
RollingLaugh

Yes! Is there one?

 

[Spartanhusker]

York High Blues....oh, wait… never released it....

 

[resdog851_rivals159165]

Its not rock, but Waylon had a really good outlaw country song.

 

[dochay]

TURN THE PAGE - Bob Seger

 

[catch54]

TURN THE PAGE - Bob Seger

The other two I thought of

Charley Daniels - 'Uneasy Rider'

" ….I think I'm gonna re-route my trip
I wonder if anybody'd think I'd flipped
If I went to LA via Omaha!"

Michael Murphy - 'Wildfire'

"She comes down from Yellow Mountain
On a dark, flat land she rides
On a pony she named Wildfire
With a whirlwind by her side
On a cold Nebraska night"

 

[GretnaShawn]

Metallica had one that mentioned Omaha or something didn't they?

That’s a cover of Seger

 

[saluno22]

 

[HUSKERFAN66]

Sawyer Brown

 

[Charlie Marlow_rivals363743]

I don’t think a lot of these are rock songs though

 

[spinner4_rivals42045]

Mmm saddle creek records anyone?

Conor Oberst punk group Desparecidos had the song greater Omaha.

Bright eyes - Theme from Piñata lyric about winter in Omaha


And I’m sure if you dig through an album from either Cursive, Hop Along, Rilo Kiley, Big Thief, the faint, and countless other saddle creek bands you’d find a song or two that reference Omaha. None just come to mind.

Very happy to see Saddle creek getting new life with Hop Along and Big Thief now on the labels.

 

[HuskersNC]

Rock Star Land by Yellowcard. It has rock right in the title, guys.

 

[Spartanhusker]

Love this topic

 

[Huskerfan2112]

It’s a damn catchy pop song.

 

[resdog851_rivals159165]

I don’t think a lot of these are rock songs though

This song was referenced earlier. For my money, this song is way better than anything the Red Hot Chili Peppers ever made. For real. Go see this band play live. They kill every time they play. Their shows are amazing.

 

[ssmill777]

For number 3, I'll go with I've Been Everywhere by Johnny Cash. Kind of cheating.

Didn't he steal that song from Hank Snow from the 60"s?

 

[cubsker_rivals142943]

Didn't he steal that song from Hank Snow from the 60"s?

Possibly

 

[1 nu rugby_rivals]

I saw her standing on her front lawn just twirling her baton
Me and her went for a ride, sir, and ten innocent people died
From the town of Lincoln, Nebraska,with a sawed-off .410 on my lap
Through to the badlands of Wyoming I killed everything in my path
.....that one? about Starkweather.....

 

[Baxter48_rivals204143]

What about convoy at the very end he's asked where he's headed, Omaha